Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2001
Submitted
September 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7461U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21915
Aircraft time
60,743 hours, 35,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Part number
651734748
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT SPOILER LEFT WING NR 3 DELAMINATED NEAR TRAILING EDGE. FLT SPOILER LEFT WING NR 3 DELAMINATED NEAR TRAILING EDGE. SPOILER PANEL WAS CHECKED FOR CRACKS OR SCRATCHES AND NONE WERE NOTED. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE SPOILER BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHIN 45 FLIGHT HOURS.